Fixed Metrology

High Accuracy Measurement for QC Labs and Shop Floor

There are a wide range of so-called fixed metrology products, including CMMs, optical comparators, vision and FOV systems and height gauges which provide metrologists and technicians with a means of achieving highly accurate dimensional measurement results whenever they are used.

Fixed metrology products provide both highly accurate as well as repeatable results and can range from purely manual through to full CNC-controlled systems. An array of different types of fixed metrology products are available and these are explained in more detail below.

Sophisticated motorised tactile touch probe systems are available as it multi-sensor machines with touch probe, vision and laser scanning head options which allow users the ultimate in measurement flexibility.

Fixed metrology is the cornerstone of 3D dimensional measurement and despite the many advances in portable metrology systems and other technologies still remains the fundamental building block of metrology. When there needs to be a reference back to a known standard or practice the role of the CMM is fundamental to these requirements and probably, as such, will never be replaced.

An extensive range of the latest technologies

COORD3 in Italy, now part of the Perceptron Group in the US, manufactures a full range of CMMs in their world-class facility in Turin Italy.

Products include both manual and full DCC bridge-style CMMs, gantry CMMs, horizontal arm CMMs in a huge range of sizes and variations, and include a choice on machine controllers, probing systems and indexing heads, and operating software. We odder both TouchDMIS as well as Verisurf Measure for the CMMs that we sell.

Full support and after-sales and support services are offered for all of the CMMs sold and supported by Met Optix.

We offer both TouchDMIS as well as Verisurf software for CMMs, giving customers the choice of two different software platforms for ease of use or for inter-operability across a number of hardware platforms – such as fixed and portable CMMs.

We also offer the Easy CMM conversion system which allows users with older software platforms to upgrade their CMM equipment and to run the newer software packages such as TouchDMIS and Verisurf without losing their investment on legacy CMM programs written in the past.

We sell and support the full range of optical comparators from Starrett. These systems made in the UK are quality, reliable and highly productive systems and are now seen as the benchmark in industry for robustness, ruggedness and strength.

The range includes both bench mounted and floor-standing systems in both horizontal and vertical configurations with screen sizes starting at 400mm diameter for horizontal systems and 300mm for vertical systems – up to 750mm or even larger, by special request.

A range of interchangeable lenses are available from 10x to 100x magnification as well as the option to fit a video camera system, the OV2 system to some systems as well as multiple lens turrets also on some systems.

Edge detection either by fire-optic or video is also available and the systems are available with either the Quadra-Chek or Metlogix software platforms with the later offered with a touch-screen tablet or PC interface.

Starrett Kinemetric Engineering in California are our source and partner for high quality vision measuring systems.

These products use video cameras for edge detection and can also be supplied with optional touch probe systems making them a true 3D measurement system. Available in both manual and full CNC version the Starrett range of vision systems are high quality, value for money choice for any measurement application.

Field-of-view systems are measuring instruments that measure a number of features at the same time that a video camera can see within its field of view. Excellent technology from Italian-developer SmartVision have developed FOV systems to a high level and now offer both vertical as well as horizontal FOV systems for a wide range of applications and at a very affordable price, and all running on the very popular M3 platform from US-developer Metlogix.

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